Top 20 Most Generous Countries in Africa

Many people in the African continent are warm and generous. Now-a-days more and more Africans are getting involved in philanthropic activities. Are you curious to know where these wonderful people live?
Here are the top 20 most generous countries in Africa as of 2014. The ranking is based on Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index (WGI) gathered by Gallup. The index includes data from 135 countries across the world over a five-year period (2009-13).

20) Angola

WGI score: 25
Helping a stranger score: 41
Donating money score: 17
Volunteering time score: 16
Since 1961, war has destroyed many cultural institutions in Angola. Many people were forced to flee. Despite adverse situations, Angolans have retained their service mindedness.

19) Zimbabwe

WGI score: 26
Helping a stranger score: 48
Donating money score: 9
Volunteering time score: 20
Zimbabwe has many different cultures. People in this landlocked southern African country are known to help strangers.

18) Burkina Faso

WGI score: 26
Helping a stranger score: 47
Donating money score: 15
Volunteering time score: 16
Burkina Faso is a multiethnic country. There have been instances of locals helping visitors in this West African nation.

17) Tanzania

WGI score: 27
Helping a stranger score: 44
Donating money score: 23
Volunteering time score: 13
Tanzanians are proud of their disciplined upbringing. Some tourists visiting Tanzania have reported about the service-mindedness of the people of this East African country.

16) Senegal

WGI score: 28
Helping a stranger score: 57
Donating money score: 14
Volunteering time score: 13
People of Senegal are famous for their ability to help strangers gladly.

15) Ethiopia

WGI score: 29
Helping a stranger score: 52
Donating money score: 14
Volunteering time score: 21
Ethiopians are humble and service minded.

14) Ivory Coast

WGI score: 29
Helping a stranger score: 60
Donating money score: 19
Volunteering time score: 9
People of Ivory Coast are relaxed and polite. They are more than willing to help strangers.

13) Gabon

WGI score: 29
Helping a stranger score: 58
Donating money score: 17
Volunteering time score: 13
Gabonese are communal. They are known to treat their guests with respect.

12) Botswana

WGI score: 32
Helping a stranger score: 55
Donating money score: 17
Volunteering time score: 23
The people of this landlocked nation in southern Africa scored high in helping strangers.

11) Cameroon

WGI score: 33
Helping a stranger score: 64
Donating money score: 17
Volunteering time score: 18
Cameroonians are well-known for their hospitality. Government is taking measures to encourage tourism in this Central African nation. Citizens are advised to treat tourists with respect.

10) Malawi

WGI score: 34
Helping a stranger score: 58
Donating money score: 20
Volunteering time score: 23
People of southeast African landlocked nation Malawi are known for their hospitality. They welcome visitors with a drink and also offer something to eat.

9) Sierra Leone

WGI score: 34
Helping a stranger score: 63
Donating money score: 10
Volunteering time score: 29)
People of Sierra Leone are extremely polite. This West African nation scored high in “Helping a stranger”.

8) Ghana

WGI score: 34
Helping a stranger score: 61
Donating money score: 16
Volunteering time score: 26
Ghanaians are polite, hospitable and has become very popular for their generosity to visitors. They greet their guests with food and drinks.

7) Zambia

WGI score: 37
Helping a stranger score: 71
Donating money score: 10
Volunteering time score: 30
Around 71 percent of the population of Zambia helps strangers willingly.

6) Liberia

WGI score: 38
Helping a stranger score: 73
Donating money score: 7
Volunteering time score: 34
Around 85 percent of the population of Liberia lives below the international poverty line. Despite their tough situation, Liberians have retained their willingness to help strangers.

5) Guinea

WGI score: 39
Helping a stranger score: 62
Donating money score: 26
Volunteering time score: 30
In this West African country, approximately 62 percent of the population is willing to help strangers.

4) Uganda

WGI score: 40
Helping a stranger score: 68
Donating money score: 22
Volunteering time score: 30
Uganda settling for fourth place, the country comes behind Nigeria and South Africa respectively. They help strangers happily.

3) South Africa

WGI score: 40
Helping a stranger score: 64
Donating money score: 23
Volunteering time score: 33
South Africans are polite. They are by custom hospitable and helpful. South African ultra-rich individuals are among the world’s most generous philanthropists, giving both their time and money to charitable causes.

2) Nigeria

WGI score: 44
Helping a stranger score: 63
Donating money score: 29
Volunteering time score: 41
Nigeria came in second place, ranking 21st globally with a score of 44%. Around 63 percent of the population of Nigeria is willing to help strangers.

1) Kenya

WGI score: 49
Helping a stranger score: 67
Donating money score: 43
Volunteering time score: 37
Kenya ranked number in Africa and fifteenth in the world. Kenyans are amiable and hospitable. While helping strangers constitute 67 percent, only 37 percent is devoted to volunteering time.
As you can see, in Africa, helping a stranger is around three times as commonplace as both volunteering time to an organization or donating money to a charity. This indicates that generosity in Africa has far more to do with informal personal and community based assistance. How important do you think it is for a person to be generous?